Now here’s something worth toasting to.
It is my great pleasure to inform you, on behalf of the Economics Department, that you have successfully passed the Comprehensive Exercise in Economics…
Congratulations on a job well done.
What could possibly be a better way to end a term than that? Time for a celebratory beer.

Posted on March 10th, 2006 by Lee
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Today at lunch a number of members of the blogging and web communities at Carleton had a great meeting (John even dubbed it Carleton BloggerCon 2006). We began to develop a plan for how to promote a unified community of bloggers at Carleton. After discussing a number of possibilities, we agreed that there needs to [...]

Posted on March 9th, 2006 by Lee
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Finally, I got so annoyed with the squeaking and scratching going on in the wall right behind my desk that I called Security to see if they had any suggestions. They called the pest control guy, who came in yesterday and decided that nothing can be done until the thing leaves. Lot of [...]

Posted on March 4th, 2006 by Lee
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I have an extremely annoying sound emanating from my closet right now. It’s a bat, hibernating in the chimney.
Luckily, after having one bat in my room this winter, I made a point to tape over all the holes in the closet. From what it sounds like, the bat is actively trying to get into [...]

Posted on March 2nd, 2006 by Lee
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Last Friday I finally managed to turn in my senior thesis paper. An entire hour before the deadline, no less! Does it ever feel good to be done with that. Here’s the abstract:

“How do the Olympic Games Impact Employment in the Host City?”
Despite the size and prestige of the Olympic Games, few [...]

Posted on February 28th, 2006 by Lee
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